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 Ford Focus Owner/ Fan Club, Go Further

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chuakz
post Apr 12 2013, 12:22 AM

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QUOTE(blinky @ Apr 4 2013, 04:46 PM)
Let alone Malacca, I have seen probably only 5 or 6 Focus in KL. Wonder what happened to all the stocks.
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i've seen quite a few Fofo in malacca...mostly sedans....
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post Apr 12 2013, 12:25 AM

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QUOTE(supertjx @ Apr 4 2013, 05:13 PM)
I'm based in Johor actually. Only bought from Seong Hoe Melaka cos I know the dealer and he was willing to give me a good price.

Anyway, make sure you ask the dealer to check that the steering wheel control buttons (those controlling the radio and trip computer functions) are working before he registers the car. Mine weren't working when I collected the car. But sorted out in the end. Had to leave the car at the Johor service center for 1 day for them to rectify the problem.

Anyway, very satisfied with this car. Better performance and driving experience compared to Civic and Altis. Only cons are that rear space a bit cramped, boot a bit small, and that infamous dct jerk at low speeds. But I view that as a feature and not a bug.
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bought fofi from seong hoe...been two years...totally satisfied with their service...wonder why people always complain about ford service centres being sucky...but i have to admit...in my two years of ownership nothing happen at all...car has been totally reliable....have not met problems so far so no need to deal with them with issues...
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post May 24 2013, 12:24 AM

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OMG....saw the focus ST on display at 1U today....gosh it is sexy as hell...i would so buy it over a golf gti
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post Jun 21 2013, 10:19 PM

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QUOTE(no-tech-know-logy @ Jun 18 2013, 10:20 PM)
My titanium is 1 month old and just clock pass 1K. Went to Ipoh and back to KL last weekend. Once I'm back, suddenly my car start to jerk very badly. I have the normal off n on low speed jerk before this but nothing as bad as this. When I reverse into my house up a small hump, car jerk til its like engine going to mati. Also notice some sound from my left side after the trip, not sure what sound it is.

So sent to SC today. Foreman told me that all this problems are normal and he already got many complains from focus owners. He say that jerking is due to dual clutch and that transmission is actually only semi-auto coz its originally manual trans but modified to auto (Don't understand this coz I'm car dumb) He also say he test drive my car and reverse up a very steep slope. Full throttle but car moves very slow. He say its normal for focus.

Is the foreman correct? Coz a 100K plus car that can't reverse up a slope is damn embarassing. On top of all the jerking and sound..
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give more throttle....dual clutch trannies tend to jerk on low gears...your car only 1k....after the first service should be much smoother...i got a fiesta with powershift too...early into ownership not used to it....the jerking at first to second gear...after first service everything is smoother
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post Jul 9 2013, 04:11 PM

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QUOTE(scotty @ Jul 9 2013, 01:04 PM)
After I went through ford fb page, I saw lots of negative feedback. So far no one have problem with their focus?
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well...all cars have problems and it really depends on your luck to get a problem free car. also, only people who have problems are complaining while the buyers who got the reliable cars would most likely not comment anywhere on the page. so in turn, it appears to the public that the ford focus is a problematic car. hope i explained well enough.

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